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| Born | September 22, 1993 New Vernon, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Colorado Buffaloes | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dean Golich | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 5000 m: 13:32 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
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Morgan Cadwell Pearson (born September 22, 1993) is an American professional triathlete who won a silver medal in the mixed relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Raised in the New Vernon section of Harding Township, New Jersey, Pearson began running competitively as a student at Delbarton School.[2] He is the son of former Valeant Pharmaceuticals CEO J. Michael Pearson.
Pearson competed in cross-country and track and field, and ran collegiately for the University of Colorado, where he was a seven-time All-American.[3] He currently resides and trains in Boulder, Colorado.
He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama and a silver at Leeds, which allowed him to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
At the Olympic Games Men's Triathlon, with the start moved to 6:30 a.m. because of heat, Morgan swam and rode well but at Transition 2 had to wait 15 seconds in the Penalty area for an infraction incurred at Transition 1. Morgan finished 42nd overall, 7 minutes 1 second behind the winner, in a race, for all competitors, defined by the tough heat and humidity conditions of the running section.
